The Silk Roads

Informationen zum Autor Paul Wilson is a graduate of History at Oxford University. He has lived and worked in North, South and Central America as well as extensively travelling in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Klappentext The greatest trade route of all timeThe 'Silk Road' was never a single thread across Asia but an intricate web of shorter routes - Silk Roads - which together linked the Pacific Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. This guidebook is the first to cover these routes in their entirety and with it you can retrace the Golden Road to Samarkand, follow in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan and Marco Polo, and travel the length of the Great Wall of China. With detailed information on over 10,000km (6000 miles) of overland routes both by road and rail, this guide includes: Planning your trip - Information for all budgets whether you're an independent traveller or joining a group Practical information - For travellers in Syria, Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and China 60 city guides with maps - Where to stay, where to eat and what to see in 60 stopovers along the way, including: Istanbul, Göreme, Antakya, Aleppo, Hama, Palmyra, Damascus, Malatya, Erzurum, Do?gubeyazit, Tabriz, Ghazvin, Tehran, Esfahan, Shiraz, Mashad, Merv, Ashgabat, Konye-Urgench, Nukus, Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, Osh, Bishkek, Issyk Kul, Song Kul, Karimabad, Gilgit, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Kashgar, Kuqa, Turfan, Khotan, Dunhuang, Jiayuguan, Lanzhou, Xi'an, Pingyao, Datong and Beijing Also includes lesser-known routes - Southern Taklamakan, Kashgar-Rawalpindi (Karakorum Highway), Marco Polo's route to Xanadu Extensive history of the Silk Roads Useful phrases - Arabic, Farsi, Russian and Chinese Includes 60 mapsThe Silk Road was never a single thread but an intricate web of trade routes linking Asia and Europe. Includes Turkey, Syria, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and China. INTRODUCTION PART 1: PLANNING YOUR TRIP Routes, costs and making a booking Route options 8 - Costs 11 - When to go 12 - Making a booking 13 Visas 15 Before you leave Who to go with 20 - What to take 20 - Vaccinations and health safeguards 25 - Travel insurance 27 - Background reading 27 - Internet resources 35 - Other useful points of contact 36 PART 2: THE SILK ROAD History The route 37 - Alexander the Great 45 - Zhang Qian 47 - The Parthian Shot 49 - The Royal Purple 51 - No more secrets 53 - A New Golden Age 54 - The Mongols 56 - Pax Mongolica 61 - The end 62 PART 3: THE MIDDLE EAST Facts about the region Geographical background 64 - History 65 - The people and their religion 80 Practical information for the visitor The route 83 - Documents 85 - Climate 86 - Safety 86 - Accommodation 86 Transport 88 - Travel agencies and tourist information 90 Electricity 90 - Time 90 - Money 90 - Communications 92 National holidays 93 - Customs and attitudes 93 - Food 94 - Drink 96 Istanbul 97 - Cappadocia (Goreme) 112 - Antakya (Hatay) 117 Aleppo 121 - Hama 126 - Krak des Chevaliers 129 - Palmyra 132 Damascus 136 - Malatya and Kahta 145 - Erzurum 147 Doubeyazit 153 - Tabriz 155 - Ghazvin (Qazvin) 157 - Tehran 160 Esfahan 169 - Shiraz 176 - Persepolis 180 - Mashad 183 PART 4: CENTRAL ASIA Facts about the region Geographical background 187 - History 188 (Turkmenistan 197, Uzbekistan 199, Kyrgyzstan 201) - The people 202 Practical information for the visitor The route 205 - Documents and formalities 205 - Climate 207 - Safety 209 Accommodation 211 - Travel agencies and tourist information 212 Transport 212 - Electricity 214 - Time 214 - Money 214 Communications 215 - National holidays 216 - Customs and attitudes 217 Food 217 - Drink 218 Mary & Merv 219 - Ashgabat 224 - Konye-Urgench 229 - Nukus 233 Khiva 235 - Bukhara 241 - Samarkand 2...

Product details

• Authors: Paul Wilson, Paul A. Wilson
• Publisher: Trailblazer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.08.2010
• EAN: 9781905864324
• ISBN: 978-1-905864-32-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 122 mm x 181 mm x 26 mm
• Series: Guide; Guide; Silk Roads: A Route & Planning
• Subject: Travel > Travel guides > Asia